Good point Kevin...simply squeezing the bottle to fill the suction line
before attaching it to the pump. This will make priming the first time much
quicker. I will add that to my instructions.
hawke
> From: Kevin Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: GTS-1000 Owners List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 08:53:53 -0400
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: The HawkOiler!!
>
> My original intent was to utilize the existing ScottOiler reservior on my
> GTS, but it can be a bit unsightly back there on the back of the bike. I
> found that the 4 oz. rectangular bottle that comes with the HawkeOiler fits
> very nicely in the lower part of U-lock holder under the seat and that way
> everything is nicely concealed yet readily accessible for refills.
>
> A couple of other comments regarding installation. The pump might be self
> priming but I had to press the button several dozen times to get the oil to
> the pump. This caused the pump to get a little warm and concerned me a
> litle. Once the pump was primed, she worked flawlessly and took only a few
> more pushes to get the oil to the chain. If I had to do it again, I would
> have squeezed the reservior and manually forced oil to the pump, where it
> would have been ready to go. Lastly, if you already have a ScottOiler
> installed, go ahead and use the existing drip line to the sprocket.
>
> Kevin Hawkins
> Greensboro, NC
>
> On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 07:42:45 -0700, John Laurenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
>> John,
>>
>> The answer is yes....several have done just what you describe, use the
>> existing Scottoiler reservoir. Simply drill a 1/4" hole in the top of the
>> reservoir and insert the suction line from the pump. The pump will pull
> it's
>> own prime and pull the oil out.
>>
>> hawke
>>
>>> From: John Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> Reply-To: GTS-1000 Owners List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 09:39:01 +0100
>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Subject: Re: The HawkOiler!!
>>>
>>> This weekend I finally found the problem with my Scottoiler not dragging
> oil
>>> over from my Number plate reservoir! - a small crack in the main
> Scottoiler
>>> resevoir - hence an air leak, hence no low preseeure to drag oil over
> from
>>> the HCR.
>>>
>>> Can the Hawkoiler be adapted to work with the Scottoiler HCR (ie the
> number
>>> plate reservoir)
>>>
>>> John W. P. Davies - Product Manager
